Lamar 78-74 Nicholls (Jan 20, 2025) Play-by-Play

Lamar Cardinals

10-9, 5-3 Conference

	1	2	T
LAM	35	43	78
NICH	37	37	74

TIME	LAM	NICH
19:44	Emarion Ellis missed Layup.	0	0
19:44	Andrew Holifield Block.	0	0
19:38	Emarion Ellis Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:37	Jaylen Searles Turnover.	0	0
19:37	Adam Hamilton Steal.	0	0
19:32	Foul on Andrew Holifield.	0	0
19:32	Andrew Holifield Turnover.	0	0
19:16	Emarion Ellis made Layup.	0	2
19:03	Andrew Holifield made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ja'Sean Jackson.	3	2
18:49	Byron Ireland missed Jumper.	3	2
18:45	Alexis Marmolejos Defensive Rebound.	3	2
18:36	Andrew Holifield Turnover.	3	2
18:36	Mekhi Collins Steal.	3	2
18:28	Emarion Ellis Turnover.	3	2
18:28	Alexis Marmolejos Steal.	3	2
18:20	Foul on Mekhi Collins.	3	2
18:11	Adam Hamilton missed Jumper.	3	2
18:07	Byron Ireland Defensive Rebound.	3	2
17:58	Jaylen Searles missed Jumper.	3	2
17:54	Alexis Marmolejos Defensive Rebound.	3	2
17:44	Cody Pennebaker made Layup. Assisted by Adam Hamilton.	5	2
17:28	Robert Brown III missed Three Point Jumper.	5	2
17:24	Cody Pennebaker Defensive Rebound.	5	2
17:08	Ja'Sean Jackson made Jumper.	7	2
16:57	Byron Ireland missed Three Point Jumper.	7	2
16:55	Lamar Defensive Rebound.	7	2
16:44	Errol White missed Jumper.	7	2
16:39	Alexis Marmolejos Offensive Rebound.	7	2
16:22	Ja'Sean Jackson Turnover.	7	2
16:00	Jaylen Searles missed Dunk.	7	2
15:57	Jamal West Jr. Offensive Rebound.	7	2
15:52	Byron Ireland made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamal West Jr..	7	5
15:26	Cody Pennebaker missed Jumper.	7	5
15:23	Byron Ireland Defensive Rebound.	7	5
15:15	Byron Ireland made Layup.	7	7
14:59	Alexis Marmolejos made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ja'Sean Jackson.	10	7
14:38	Foul on Janko Bulajic.	10	7
14:38	Official TV Timeout	10	7
14:38	Jamal West Jr. missed Free Throw.	10	7
14:38	Nicholls Deadball Team Rebound.	10	7
14:38	Jamal West Jr. missed Free Throw.	10	7
14:37	Errol White Defensive Rebound.	10	7
14:11	Danquez Dawsey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andrew Holifield.	13	7
13:45	Michael Gray Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Byron Ireland.	13	10
13:39	Danquez Dawsey Turnover.	13	10
13:39	Byron Ireland Steal.	13	10
13:33	Byron Ireland made Layup.	13	12
13:19	Andrew Holifield missed Three Point Jumper.	13	12
13:16	Byron Ireland Defensive Rebound.	13	12
13:14	Jaylen Searles made Dunk. Assisted by Byron Ireland.	13	14
13:03	Alexis Marmolejos made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Danquez Dawsey.	16	14
12:34	Jamal West Jr. made Layup.	16	16
12:12	Danquez Dawsey Turnover.	16	16
12:08	Jamal West Jr. missed Layup.	16	16
12:05	Andrew Holifield Defensive Rebound.	16	16
11:50	Foul on Michael Gray Jr..	16	16
11:50	Official TV Timeout	16	16
11:28	Jayden Barrs missed Layup.	16	16
11:28	Jamal West Jr. Defensive Rebound.	16	16
11:28	Foul on Errol White.	16	16
11:11	Byron Ireland missed Three Point Jumper.	16	16
11:08	Errol White Defensive Rebound.	16	16
10:47	Andrew Holifield made Jumper.	18	16
10:39	Jamal West Jr. Turnover.	18	16
10:39	Jayden Barrs Steal.	18	16
10:33	Andrew Holifield missed Layup.	18	16
10:33	Jamal West Jr. Block.	18	16
10:27	Jamal West Jr. Defensive Rebound.	18	16
10:18	Foul on Andrew Holifield.	18	16
10:18	Jamal West Jr. made Free Throw.	18	17
10:18	Jamal West Jr. missed Free Throw.	18	17
10:17	Cody Pennebaker Defensive Rebound.	18	17
10:05	Ja'Sean Jackson missed Jumper.	18	17
10:02	Trae English Defensive Rebound.	18	17
9:57	Trae English missed Layup.	18	17
9:57	Adam Hamilton Defensive Rebound.	18	17
9:57	Foul on Sincere Malone.	18	17
9:33	Errol White missed Jumper.	18	17
9:31	Alexis Marmolejos Offensive Rebound.	18	17
9:31	Foul on Jamal West Jr..	18	17
9:31	Alexis Marmolejos missed Free Throw.	18	17
9:31	Lamar Deadball Team Rebound.	18	17
9:31	Alexis Marmolejos made Free Throw.	19	17
9:26	Foul on Adam Hamilton.	19	17
9:26	Jamal West Jr. missed Free Throw.	19	17
9:26	Nicholls Deadball Team Rebound.	19	17
9:26	Jamal West Jr. made Free Throw.	19	18
9:11	Cody Pennebaker Turnover.	19	18
9:11	Trae English Steal.	19	18
9:08	Foul on Errol White.	19	18
9:08	Robert Brown III made Free Throw.	19	19
9:08	Robert Brown III missed Free Throw.	19	19
9:07	Alexis Marmolejos Defensive Rebound.	19	19
8:47	Cody Pennebaker missed Three Point Jumper.	19	19
8:44	Sincere Malone Defensive Rebound.	19	19
8:35	Emarion Ellis Turnover.	19	19
8:35	Foul on Byron Ireland.	19	19
8:27	Alexis Marmolejos missed Layup.	19	19
8:27	Jamal West Jr. Block.	19	19
8:27	Lamar Offensive Rebound.	19	19
8:09	Foul on Trae English.	19	19
8:09	Ja'Sean Jackson missed Free Throw.	19	19
8:09	Lamar Deadball Team Rebound.	19	19
8:09	Ja'Sean Jackson made Free Throw.	20	19
7:52	Jamal West Jr. missed Jumper.	20	19
7:52	Adam Hamilton Block.	20	19
7:47	Adam Hamilton Defensive Rebound.	20	19
7:41	Adam Hamilton made Jumper. Assisted by Alexis Marmolejos.	22	19
7:26	Jamal West Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	22	19
7:25	Jamal West Jr. Offensive Rebound.	22	19
7:24	Foul on Adam Hamilton.	22	19
7:24	Official TV Timeout	22	19
7:24	Jamal West Jr. missed Free Throw.	22	19
7:24	Nicholls Deadball Team Rebound.	22	19
7:24	Jamal West Jr. made Free Throw.	22	20
7:03	Jayden Barrs missed Three Point Jumper.	22	20
7:01	Nicholls Defensive Rebound.	22	20
6:46	Michael Gray Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Byron Ireland.	22	23
6:15	Jayden Barrs missed Three Point Jumper.	22	23
6:10	Byron Ireland Defensive Rebound.	22	23
6:03	Byron Ireland missed Jumper.	22	23
5:57	Mekhi Collins Offensive Rebound.	22	23
5:54	Mekhi Collins made Dunk.	22	25
5:51	Foul on Mekhi Collins.	22	25
5:51	Terrance Dixon Jr. made Free Throw.	23	25
5:51	Terrance Dixon Jr. made Free Throw.	24	25
5:31	Jamal West Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	24	25
5:27	Terrance Dixon Jr. Defensive Rebound.	24	25
5:18	Ja'Sean Jackson made Layup.	26	25
5:06	Jamal West Jr. made Layup.	26	27
4:46	Terrance Dixon Jr. missed	26	27
4:41	Jamal West Jr. Defensive Rebound.	26	27
4:31	Foul on Ja'Sean Jackson.	26	27
4:31	Jamal West Jr. made Free Throw.	26	28
4:31	Jamal West Jr. made Free Throw.	26	29
4:08	Cody Pennebaker missed Jumper.	26	29
4:04	Jaylen Searles Defensive Rebound.	26	29
4:00	Byron Ireland missed Layup.	26	29
3:57	Cody Pennebaker Defensive Rebound.	26	29
3:52	Ja'Sean Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.	26	29
3:50	Jamal West Jr. Defensive Rebound.	26	29
3:50	Foul on Terrance Dixon Jr..	26	29
3:50	Jamal West Jr. made Free Throw.	26	30
3:50	Jamal West Jr. made Free Throw.	26	31
3:27	Jayden Barrs made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cody Pennebaker.	29	31
3:20	Jamal West Jr. missed Layup.	29	31
3:20	Terrance Dixon Jr. Block.	29	31
3:20	Nicholls Offensive Rebound.	29	31
3:15	Jamal West Jr. made Layup.	29	33
2:45	Jayden Barrs made Jumper.	31	33
2:30	Byron Ireland missed Layup.	31	33
2:25	Michael Gray Jr. Offensive Rebound.	31	33
2:22	Robert Brown III missed Three Point Jumper.	31	33
2:19	Terrance Dixon Jr. Defensive Rebound.	31	33
2:15	Ja'Sean Jackson missed Jumper.	31	33
2:11	Jamal West Jr. Defensive Rebound.	31	33
2:11	Foul on Terrance Dixon Jr..	31	33
2:11	Jamal West Jr. made Free Throw.	31	34
2:11	Jamal West Jr. missed Free Throw.	31	34
2:11	Lamar Defensive Rebound.	31	34
2:11	Lamar Timeout	31	34
1:52		33	34
1:30	Foul on Ja'Sean Jackson.	33	34
1:30	Byron Ireland missed Free Throw.	33	34
1:30	Nicholls Deadball Team Rebound.	33	34
1:30	Byron Ireland made Free Throw.	33	35
1:02	Ja'Sean Jackson made Layup.	35	35
0:48	Byron Ireland missed Three Point Jumper.	35	35
0:42	Jaylen Searles Offensive Rebound.	35	35
0:38	Robert Brown III made Layup. Assisted by Jaylen Searles.	35	37
0:05	Alexis Marmolejos missed Three Point Jumper.	35	37
0:05	Robert Brown III Block.	35	37
0:00	Byron Ireland Defensive Rebound.	35	37
0:00	End of 1st half	35	37

Michael Gray Jr. elevates for the big-time stuff

0:18

Adam Hamilton gets the and-1 to fall

0:16

Michael Gray Jr. shows off the swagger with long 3

0:19

David R. Stopher Gymnasium

2:00 PM, January 20, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Thibodaux, LA

Line: NICH -4.5

Over/Under: 142.5

Attendance: 301

Referees:
Jason Baker
Lucas Santos
Damien Richard

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
McNeese	8-0	-	14-5
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	6-1	1.5	13-6
Nicholls	5-3	3	11-8
SE Louisiana	5-3	3	11-8
Lamar	5-3	3	10-9
Northwestern State	5-3	3	8-10
Houston Christian	4-3	3.5	7-11
UT Rio Grande Valley	4-4	4	12-7
Incarnate Word	2-6	6	9-10
New Orleans	2-6	6	4-15
Stephen F. Austin	1-7	7	8-11
East Texas A&M	0-8	8	2-17

Gray scores 22, Division II Morehouse beat Howard 79-76

— Jaden Gray had 22 points and Division II Morehouse made 15 3-pointers in a 79-76 victory over Howard on Monday night.

Agwa's 26 lead UT Rio Grande Valley over Incarnate Word 85-78

— Kwo Agwa scored 26 points as UT Rio Grande Valley beat Incarnate Word 85-78 on Monday night.

Reports: Indiana lays off 25 as revenue sharing nears

A month after the Hoosiers advanced to the 12-team College Football Playoff, Indiana University laid off 25 athletic department employees as it prepares for revenue sharing with athletes that is expected to begin this year, according to multiple reports.

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Gray scores 22, Division II Morehouse beat Howard 79-76

Agwa's 26 lead UT Rio Grande Valley over Incarnate Word 85-78

Reports: Indiana lays off 25 as revenue sharing nears